You need to look at how wars start, not just who has the most soldiers on the ground. Since WWII the US was one of two major military powers, and the biggest financial power. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the US has been the sole military superpower and had a near global financial hegemony.

With that as a backdrop, look at the countries that have had "civil wars," "color revolutions" and/or coups. Almost all of them have one thing in common: they resisted the US global hegemon, either military or financially or both.

Serbia was a successful socialist country right in the middle of Europe. Syria has a sovereign bank outside the IMF AND they would not allow a gas pipeline plan preferred by the US. Ukraine rejected a plan from the EU for political reorganization in exchange for closer EU ties. Iraq proposed selling its oil in other currencies than dollars. Libya proposed making a pan-African currency for African trade outside the US dollar system.

No doubt in Libya, Syria and Iraq there was brutality and oppression. That does NOT give us the right to overthrow their country.

There is arguably just as much oppression against Palestinians by Israelis on the West Bank, and certainly more oppression of minorities in Saudi Arabia and Oman than in those three countries above. The difference is that our "allies" do our bidding either militarily or economically.

Don't believe me? Read the news about Saudi Arabia from 20-50 years ago, compared to today. Saudi Arabia is supposedly more liberal than it has ever been, but they get mixed press now, compared to glowing press in the 70s and 80s. What has changed? Saudi Arabia is now leaning more towards Russia than it used to.

Watch the news over the next years. If MBS keeps growing his friendship with Putin and Russia, I guarantee you'll see more and more "questions" about human rights in Saudi Arabia.